Everybody wants to be somebody fancy. Even if they're shy.

And when you find love, or when you are mature enough to understand it, the feeling you get is gratitude.

I think if you like somebody you have to tell them. It might be embarrassing to say it, but you will never regret stepping up. I know from personal experience, however, that you should not keep telling a girl that you like her after she tells you she isn't into it. You should not keep riding your bike by her house either.

You cannot be a Christian without being a mystic

I want to start replacing my “fix” response with an “enjoy” response and just let people be themselves.

I had some friends commenting me books, but mostly it was people I didn't know. But they're fans. They're fans of the books, so they have a working knowledge of how I write, and they know what they like and what they don't like. I'm really grateful for their feedback.

We don't think of our flaws as the glue that binds us to the people we love, but they are. Grace only sticks to your imperfections.